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^[[P. Phocodon]] [[preprinted]] AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 77th Street and Eighth Avenue. NEW YORK, [[/preprinted]] May 8, 1905. Dr. F. W. True, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. My Dear Dr. True: Replying to your letter of May 4, I would say that we can find no trace of the specimen of [[underline]] Phocodon holmesii [[/underline]], figured on the enclosed. We do find, however, a fragment of a skull of this species, and would be quite willing to send it to you for your examinetion if you so desire. Many thanks for your memorandum in regard to [[underline]] Xiphius [[/underline]]. I have written to Ward's Natural Science Establishment in Rochester and asked their price. Very truly yours, ^[[H. C. Bumpus]] Director.